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Road to the Gathering

Posted by Brian Steward | Sep 8, 2009 | Doing Ministry, LCMS Youth Gathering, Road to the Gathering

“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.” John 20:31 In the summer of 1995, I was a 17 year old with a lot of dreams and goals, but with not much of a foundation. I was a member of the Catholic Church, but I wasn’t active in the church and didn’t really want to be there. A few of my friends were going to the Lutheran youth gathering in San Antonio, Texas. They INVITED me to go and I...

Book Talk: Wintergirls

Posted by Sherrah Behrens | Sep 4, 2009 | Book Talks, Free Resources

Wintergirls, published in the spring of 2009, tells the story of Lia, who is on a quest to be the skinniest girl at school. Told from Lia’s point of view, it carefully captures the mind of a girl consumed with anorexia. As she counts calories and then exercises those calories away, she watches her weight drop, even as she lies to herself and to her family that she is okay. It’s an honest, heart-wrenching book that follows Lia’s journey through her illness and into her first steps to recovery and health. Anderson is the award winning writer of contemporary and historical young adult...